The use of two exactly opposite words/ideas- not necessarily next to each other

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Allusion

Reference to another literary work

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Back channel

words and non-verbal utterences used by a listener to give feedback

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Bildungsroman

class of novel that deals with the maturation process, with how and why the protagonist develops as she does both morally and psycologically

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Colloquialisms

slang words

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Cliche

over used sayings

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Common noun

object or thing

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Collective noun

group

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Chiasmus

E.G. ABBA- A form of repition (cross repetition)

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Discourse marker

words and phrases to sign post that what is said can be followed by the speaker

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Declarative

Statement, sentence

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Euphemism

soft way of saying something

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Effusive

someone who speaks a lot

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Ellipsis

The omission of words in a sentence

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Elison

The omission or slurring of one or more sounds or syllables

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Enjambment

The sentence runs into the next line (poetry only)

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Elliptical sentences

Words have been missed out of a sentence

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Excalmative sentence

Exclamation sentence

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Fillers

Voiced pauses e.g er, um

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False start

Speaker starts utterance of words then stops and repeats or corrects what they were saying

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Glib

Talking for the sake of it

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Grice maxims

The maxim of quantity, where one tries to be as informative as one possibly can, and gives as much information as is needed, and no more. The maxim of quality, where one tries to be truthful, and does not give information that is false or that is not

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Hedge

Words or phrases which soften or weaken what the speaker is saying e.g prehaps

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Hyperbole

exaggeration

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Irony

opposite to what it is

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Incrementum

Increase of size for effect

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Juxtaposition

Two contrasting ideas/ theories/ tones used to create dramatic contrast in a piece of art

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Litotes

understatement for effect

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Metaphor

Saying something is something else

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Oxymoron

Two words with opposite meanings used next to each other

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Prepositon

Where something is

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Paralingustic features

Body language, gestures and facial expressions

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Pronoun

You, He, She, I, We

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Phonology

Sound

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Polysyndeton

Conjunctions (but, and)

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Pathos

Sympathy and empathy for a character

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Superlatives

'The most' over prasing something

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Syntax

Sentence structure/construction/ word order word choice

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Sibliance

'S' sounds

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Self-deprecating humour

Critise/mock yourself for comedic effect

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Synaesthesia

confusing the senses- 'warm laughter' instead of 'loud laughter'

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Tag question

Turns the statement into a question

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Verb

Action word

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Polysyndetic listing

a polysyndetic coordination is a coordination in which all conjuncts are linked by coordinating conjunctions (usually and, but, or, nor in English).